Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-04-04
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence of the Alexa. GAZETTE
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 4, 1887.

Among the strangers here last week was
Governor Pattison, of Pennsylvania.
1he Governor was invited here by the
President, AMI had long interview with
him about what is not definitely known,
though it is known that the interview was
entirely satisfactory to the visitor. There
are several prominent positions now vacant,
such as the Austrian and Turkish missions,
the commissionerships under the Pacihc
railroad bill, and others, and ii ia supposed
that it was in respect Of one OF them that
the Governor wss invited here. The Gov
ernor, unlike most of the other gentlemen
who have received similar invitations, was
wise enough to keep his arrival unknown, oy
stopping with his brother n-law, MIR. CarIin,
over in Alexandria.
The withdrawal of some OF the Southern
volunteer military companies who had en-
tered for the competitive drill to take place
in this city, for the reason that colored com.
panes will participate in that drill, Will, IL
is feared here, initiate seriously against inc
success of that drill, as it is thought the e1'
ample thus sat will be followed by many
other companies from the South.
Mr.. n. w. Person, of Fairfax county, Va
who as a republican represented that coun-
tv in the legislature of his State few years
ago. was in the city to-day. he
savs he doesn't think either Blaine or Sher.
man will get the republican nomination fcr
the next Presidency, but that OF them he
thinks Blaine the mora popular among the
Virginia republicans.
Since the civil service reform league have
made their report, in which they censure
Senator German, many OF that Senator
appontees in the government printing Oh
fice have been removed.
Senators MorrelI and Plumb have return
ed from their Florida trip. The sub-com
mittee of the 6enate's finance committee, OF
which they are members, will meet on We'd
nesday, but for what purpose has not yet
been given out.
Judge Thomas, of Fairfax county, Va {,
ex.auditor of his State, was in the city to
day. The Judge says neither State nor ma
tioral affairs now are cheering to the demo-
Gratis. He says it is plain to be seen that
| the President wants q denomination, and
| that the administration thinks Virginia il
safe, as between republican and demo-
cratic Presidential candidate, she will always
vote for the latter. Regarding the debt
question in his State, he says he ID not hope
| fol of its settlement by legislative COM
mittee restricted in its action, and that the
matter should have been entrusted to q
|
men. for instance as Messrs. A. 81. II.
Stuart. Col. Sutherlin, j. v Brooke, or men
of like character to be found all over the
| State. with power to settle the debt upon
the best possible terms.
Richard Moncure Conway, of Fiedericks'
burg, recently appointed consul at Port
Hope, Canada, ia son of the late W..
Peyton Conway, for many years leading
| banker of that town. Mr. Conway is a
brother of the celebrated Moncure d. Con-
! way. The pay of the Office is fifteen hundred
dollars q year, with four hundred dollars
for clerk hire and three hundred dollars
for rent, provided these sums be actually
expended Port Hope is in Ontario Prov
ince, on Lake Ontario, just above New
York, the lake being there forty miles wide.
Port Hope has population of about six
thousand, and has four banks. The Office
will be q commercial agency, with fees only,
until July /; then it will be consulate with
salary of fifteen hundred dollars. 1t is
understood that there are several other con.
sulates due Virginia.
! Among the general callers upon The Presi
dent this morning was john l.. Sullivan, the
prize fighter. He was warmly received by
the President, who is q great admiTer OF
physical development.
1t is stated that Secretary Whitney has
endeavored to obstruct the investigation
into the efficiency of the employees in his
department, now being prosecuted by a
of the bureaus therein not to supply the
names of delinqueDts.
Ex.Congressmau Libbey of The Norfolk
district, is in the city to-day, just returned
from trip to Cuba aud Florida He says
the Hygeia Hotel will be- sold by auction on
Wednesday, and that he thinks Mrs PhGbus,
the widow of the late proprietor, will buy it,
as the investment will be more profitable
than any other she can find. He saya be
understands the erection of tho new hotel
will be commenced there at an early date,
though the Secretary of War has not given
his assent to the selected site, that near tho
light house. He says there is not much
talk about the next legislative election in
his country, all the politics there now hav-
| ing reference to the election Of county ofii.
GERS, to be held next month.
Senator Riddleberger is still in the city.
BE says he tried to get Mr.. Campbell, Of Pc
tersburg, who was removed from his posi-
ton in the Senate by General Malone, an
other place there, but failed, as the appoint
ing officers there positively and emphatically
refused to give that gentleman employ ment.
| He says he doesn't know what scneme
General Malone is preparing for the set
Element of the Virginia debt, but that be
thinks he is acting under the advice OF Sem
ators Sherman and Evarts, end may posi-
bly, propose four per cent. bond with tax
receivable coupons. He says that whatever
the General may do will be in his own in-
terest first, and afterwards in that of Senator
| Sherman, whom he wants nominated and
elected President.
If the weather of yesterday and to-day
continue the spring may be said to have
fairly opened Pennsylvania avenue to-day
is crowded with loungers, brought out by
the warm and genial sunshine as turtles and
snakes are in the similar weather in the
game season. Several of the Potomac shad
and herring fishermen. whose operations
have been retarded by the late cold weather,
started their hands down the river to their
fishing shores this morning.
Tho Sundeu la 10 uea ohaerved here pret